🎬 Streettalk Ep. 7 - Mandarin from the Streets

YouTube · Better in Chinese · Learner content · 2026/04/22

2026/04/22

Speech duration: 3min 26s
Unique characters · 128 once: 280
Word count: 579
Average sentence length: 7.6
Length: 7:29
Unique words · 142 once: 239
Syllables per minute: 253
Script: Simplified 简
Sentences: 115
Difficulty Advanceddifficulty Difficulty is estimated from vocabulary: knowing common words through Level 105 covers about 95% of the words in this content — roughly 1 unfamiliar word in 20, the coverage research links to comfortable listening. Level 105 sits in the Advanced range. How difficulty works: Advanced · 105

Difficulty is estimated from vocabulary: knowing common words through Level 105 covers about 95% of the words in this content — roughly 1 unfamiliar word in 20, the coverage research links to comfortable listening. Level 105 sits in the Advanced range.

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Vocab coverage

The Level you need to know each share of this video’s words. The dark 95% step is its difficulty.

Lv 2

Lv 8

Lv 42

Lv 105

Beyond

HSK 3.0 coverage

Which HSK 3.0 list each of this video’s words comes from.

HSK 1 51%
HSK 2 10%
HSK 3 11%
HSK 4 6%
HSK 5 3%
HSK 6 3%
HSK 7–9 2%
Not on HSK 15%

Cumulative: HSK 1–4 covers 78% of the words, HSK 1–6 covers 84%, HSK 1–9 covers 85%.

Words to learn first

Pick a level to see the words a learner there needs to understand 95% of this video’s words.

Starting from zero (Beginner), learn 205 words to reach 95% of this video’s words.

The 20 most-used of these 205 words.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning (CC-CEDICT)	In video	Level
的	de	of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2 ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的\|跑堂儿的[pao3 tang2 r5 de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one"); also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs; really and truly; a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1 shi4]); (bound form) bull's-eye; target	41	Lv 1
你	nǐ	you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2]); you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)	24	Lv 1
喜欢	xǐ huān	to like; to be fond of	18	Lv 1
呃	è	(exclamation); to hiccup	13	Lv 2
那	nà	(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case); (archaic) many; beautiful; how; variant of 哪[na3]; old variant of 挪[nuo2]; surname Na; surname Nuo	13	Lv 1
我	wǒ	I; me; my	12	Lv 1
了	le	(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); to finish; (used with 得[de2] or 不[bu4] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4 bu5 liao3] "cannot forget"); (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無\|无[wu2] or 不[bu4]) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least; (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly; to understand clearly (variant of 瞭\|了[liao3]); unofficial variant of 瞭[liao4]	11	Lv 1
是	shì	to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion); variant of 是[shi4]	11	Lv 1
就	jiù	(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 著\|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...	10	Lv 1
什么	shén me	what?; something; anything	9	Lv 1
就是	jiù shì	exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if	9	Lv 2
会	huì	can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3]); (bound form) to reckon accounts	7	Lv 1
吗	ma	(coll.) what?; used in 嗎啡\|吗啡[ma3 fei1]; (question particle for "yes-no" questions)	7	Lv 1
最	zuì	(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world"); variant of 最[zui4]; old variant of 最[zui4]	7	Lv 1
话	huà	dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said; CL:種\|种[zhong3],席[xi2],句[ju4],口[kou3],番[fan1]; old variant of 話\|话[hua4]	7	Lv 3
可能	kě néng	might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps; CL:個\|个[ge4]	6	Lv 2
因为	yīn wèi	because; owing to; on account of	6	Lv 1
对	duì	right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching	6	Lv 1
然后	rán hòu	then; after that; afterwards	6	Lv 2
说	shuō	to persuade; to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine; variant of 說\|说[shuo1]	6	Lv 1

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A 7-minute video from Better in Chinese with 3 minutes of speech at 253 syllables per minute. It's 579 words long, using 239 different words. Difficulty: Advanced, Level 105 — it suits Advanced learners: knowing the common words through Level 105 covers about 95% of its words, roughly 1 unfamiliar word in 20. Words to learn first include 的, 你, 喜欢.